Nostalgia Over Amiga and Commodore: Sharing Lost Pixel Art from 1990s Children's Media

GamingApr 18, 2026score 0.967 posts · 10 replies across 4 instances

The central focus of the exchange is the archival and appreciation of early 1990s digital media, particularly Amiga and Commodore platforms. @[email protected] spearheaded the content dump by sharing concept art, pixel backgrounds from a 1992 Calvé TV commercial/Telekids show, and materials from a 1994 Clockwiser puzzle game. Other artifacts included an animation snippet from a 1990s children's series created in Deluxe Paint.

Commenters reacted by affirming the era's technical quality. Multiple users engaged with the history, with @[email protected] noting the absence of certain game elements (like the 'toilet shark'). The discussion branched out to specific historical inquiries, such as @[email protected] questioning the existence of the 1980s Activision title, *Little Computer People*, and another user posting a modern implementation of *Master Mind* for the MSX1 platform.

The prevailing sentiment is an academic, nostalgic reverence for 8-bit and 16-bit game development aesthetics. Concrete, high-quality artifacts from the Amiga and Commodore ecosystem are being methodically shared and validated, creating a deep dive into forgotten digital art history.

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Concept art and pixel backgrounds for a 1992 Calvé TV commercial were presented.

Shared by @[email protected], linking directly to the commercial and associated artwork.

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A 1994 Clockwiser puzzle game was documented alongside magazine reviews.

Archived by @[email protected], providing historical context via *Amiga Format* and *CU Amiga* reviews.

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The technical proficiency of Amiga-era animation using Deluxe Paint was demonstrated.

An animation snippet from a c. 1990 children's TV series was shared by @[email protected].

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A direct inquiry was made regarding the existence of the 1980s Activision title, *Little Computer People*.

Question posed by @[email protected] in response to a mention by a user.

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The niche platforms of MSX are being kept alive through modern digital recreations.

Demonstrated by @[email protected] posting a modern *Master Mind* implementation for MSX1.

Source posts

@[email protected]

Found back my quick 'n' dirty concept sketch for a small game we developed in 1992 for a 75-second Calvé TV commercial and a children's TV show called Telekids.

The 2nd pic shows my 16-color pixel background for the game.

The commercial featuring the game can be viewed here:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz3hQw-OL9o

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6 boosts · 17 favs · 8 replies · Apr 4, 2026

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@[email protected]

🧵 Game dev years, 20/x

Reviews of our 1994 Clockwiser puzzle game in British magazines: one in Amiga Format and two in CU (Commodore User) Amiga. One of the CU Amiga reviews covered the CD32 console CD-ROM version of Clockwiser.

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0 boosts · 0 favs · 1 replies · Mar 29, 2026

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@[email protected]

🧵 Animation thread, 31/x

Scene from a children's TV series I worked on around 1990, featuring a mix of drawn elements and digitized photos of two Dutch comic authors: Peter de Wit and Hanco Kolk. The entire series was made using Deluxe Paint on an Amiga computer.

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0 boosts · 0 favs · 2 replies · Nov 26, 2025

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@[email protected]

Found back my quick 'n' dirty concept sketch for a small game we developed in 1992 for a 75-second Calvé TV commercial and a children's TV show called Telekids.

↔️ Swipe to see the my final 16-color pixel background for the game.

The commercial featuring the game can be viewed here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz3hQw-OL9o

#TeamHoi #PixelArt #GameDev #gaming #games #RetroGaming #RetroComputing #RetroGames #retro #commodore #amiga #computing #tech #DigitalArt #graphics #design #art #GraphicDesign #MastoArt #FediArt

1 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Apr 4, 2026

#digitalart#pixelart#graphicdesign#art#games#mastoart

@[email protected]

@EC64 Reminds me of our Clockwiser Amiga game. 🙂

🔗 https://archive.org/details/ClockwiserAmiga

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0 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Apr 3, 2026

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@[email protected]

Master Mind
(Y. R. Sova, 2025)

🕹 Play online:
https://www.file-hunter.com/MSXdev/?id=mastermind

📥 Download:
https://www.msxdev.org/2026/01/05/msxdev25-22-master-mind/

A digital take on the classic board game Master Mind for MSX1. Guess the hidden sequence of 4 colors using keyboard keys 1–6, and interpret the computer's clues about correct colors and positions to crack the code before running out of attempts.

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(Image: DailyMSX)

0 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Apr 13, 2026

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@[email protected]

Amiga Graphics

https://amiga.lychesis.net/

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2 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Apr 18, 2026

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